Afghanistan vs Libya: Bank credit to bank deposits

Afghanistan
16.8%
in 2020
Libya
21.5%
in 2021
Afghanistan rank
184th
Libya rank
182nd

Bank credit to bank deposits over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Libya
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How they compare

Libya currently reports 21.5% against 16.8% in Afghanistan, a difference of 4.7%.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.3 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 184th and Libya ranks 182nd of 186 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Libya Difference Ahead
1960s 200.1% 62.7% 137.4% Afghanistan
1970s 109.3% 90.7% 18.6% Afghanistan
1980s 80.3% 73.7% 6.5% Afghanistan
2000s 57.4% 27.0% 30.4% Afghanistan
2010s 25.4% 22.4% 3.1% Afghanistan
2020s 16.8% 14.7% 2.1% Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher bank credit to bank deposits, Afghanistan or Libya?
Libya, at 21.5% against 16.8% in Afghanistan as of 2021.
What is the difference in bank credit to bank deposits between Afghanistan and Libya?
4.7%, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Libya?
34 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Libya rank globally for bank credit to bank deposits?
Afghanistan ranks 184th and Libya ranks 182nd of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Bank credit to bank deposits (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Bank credit to bank deposits (%)
Unit
%
Source
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 8,567 data points, 1960–2021
Last refreshed

Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Private credit by deposit money banks (IFS line 22d); bank deposits (IFS lines 24 and 25).